CAT/C/52/D/483/2011-CAT/C/52/D/485/2011 Annex Decision of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (fifty-second session) concerning Communications Nos. 483/2011 and 485/2011 Submitted by: Mr. X and Mr. Z, both represented by Marjaana Laine of the Refugee Advice Centre Alleged victims: The complainants State party: Finland Date of complaint: 14 November 2011 (initial submissions) The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Meeting on 12 May 2014, Having concluded its consideration of complaints No. 483/2011 and No. 485/2011, submitted to the Committee against Torture by Mr. X and Mr. Z under article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Having taken into account all information made available to it by the complainants and the State party, Adopts the following: Decision under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention against Torture 1.1 The authors of the complaints dated 14 November 2011 and 16 November 2011 are siblings — Mr. X and Mr. Z, both Iranian nationals of Kurdish origin born in 1983 and 1984, respectively. Their asylum applications in Finland have been rejected and they risk deportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran. They claim that their deportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran would constitute a breach by Finland of article 3 of the Convention against Torture. The complainants are both represented by counsel, Marjaana Laine. 1.2 On 15 November 2011, the State party was requested, under rule 114, paragraph 1, (former rule 108, paragraph 1) of the Committee’s rules of procedure (CAT/C/3/Rev.5), not to expel the complainants while their complaint was under consideration by the Committee. On 12 January 2012, the State party informed the Committee that it had taken the necessary steps to comply with the Committee’s request for interim protection measures. 1.3 On 12 May 2014, pursuant to rule 111, paragraph 4, of its updated rules of procedure (CAT/C/3/Rev.6), the Committee decided to consider the present two communications jointly. 2